Whether it is for personal or business purposes, we rely heavily on storing our important data online. While online data or backup is convenient and accessible, there is a major downside to it. The downside in question is that someone may hack your computing system and steal your precious data.
Now, this is especially true when it comes to businesses. If a data breach occurs in your organisation, not only will you will face loss of revenue but also other factors like intellectual property theft, reputational damage and day-to-day operational disruptions. In short, it’s bad for your business.
Thankfully, you can avoid all this from happening by engaging the services of a cyber security company. And while we have a few of them available in Malaysia, below is a curated list of the top internet security companies worth checking out.
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What is cyber security?
Feeling helpless over your data loss after being hacked or attacked by the likes of internet viruses and malware? This is where cyber security comes in. It is a type of security designed to protect any cyber attacks no matter big or small such as unauthorised access, phishing or extortion.
But cyber security does more than merely safeguarding your data from cyber risks. By utilising cyber security services, you will also benefit from the likes of minimising the chance of your site’s possible downtime to offering better assurance for your potential investors and clients.
10 Best Cyber Security Companies in Malaysia
- LGMS
- Wizlynx Group
- IshanTech
- Securemetric
- Akati Sekurity
- Nexagate
- Securelytics
- Vigilant Asia
- Reconz Consulting
- SysArmy
- Contact: 03-8605 0155
- Email: [email protected]
- Operating hours: 9.30am-6.30pm (Monday-Friday)
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Offering professional cyber security services since 2005, LGMS caters to both locals and internationally-based clients from various sectors. Led by a team of certified professionals and consultants, they have vast experiences in related services like penetration testing, security consultation & assessment, source code review, digital forensics, and compromise assessments.
LGMS is a PCI Approved ScanningVendor (ASV) and is the first Malaysian company to be certified by CREST UK for penetration testing service in Malaysia. Astro, Maxis, Sime Darby, Jotun, and Alibaba Cloud are some of the local and international clients they have served so far.
Customer Review:
“LGMS have demonstrated high level of professionalism during the security service engagement; the project has been a major factor in strengthening the security posture of our organisation.” - Mr Tommy Tan, Vice President, Head of Information Technology - Gagamas Berhad
- Contact: 03-2283 1018
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- Operating hours: 24 hours (Monday-Friday)
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Originating from Switzerland, Wizlynx Group is a global cyber security provider covering many countries including the USA, China, Germany and Singapore. The Malaysian office is situated in Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur. Their team is comprised of highly qualified security professionals and penetration testers with years of experience in the cyber security industry.
They provide top internet security solutions to safeguard your business against any possible threat of cybercrime. Their services include security audits & penetration testing and cyber security incident response as well as detection. Apart from cyber security, Wizlynx Group also offers related services including IT quality & project management and software development.
Customer Review:
“Good environment to work in. Muslim-friendly place. Provide excellent security services (eg: Pen testing) for the company internationally and locally.” - Balqis.A.M
- Contact: 03-7931 9471
- Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
- Operating hours: 9am-6pm (Monday-Friday)
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Established in 2008, IshanTech is one of the top cybersecurity companies in Malaysia, specialising in technological solutions for both local and international clients from different sectors. They have a team of highly skilled and experienced professionals with technical know-how, capable of addressing various types of problems related to cyber security.
Throughout the years since its establishment, IshanTech has won numerous accolades such as ESET Malaysia’s New Business Champion of 2016 and the SME & Entrepreneurship Business Award 2018. When it comes to services, they cover everything from information security solutions to vulnerability assessment (VA), enterprise & application security audit as well as penetration testing and security consulting & advisory.
Customer Review:
“As a freelance I.T. service provider, I find IshanTech to be a great company to work with. They are always willing to share their knowledge and expertise to supportmy projects; and treat the venture as their own. I would highly recommend IshanTech to anyone who is looking for expert I.T. solutions (both hardware and software)” - Gopi Shanmugam
- Contact: 03-8996 8225
- Email: [email protected]
- Operating hours: 9am-6pm (Monday-Friday)
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Based in Technology Park Malaysia in Bukit Jalil, Securemetric is among the leading regional players in top internet and digital security businesses. Their specialities lie in the likes of Software Licensing Protection, 2-Factor Authentication (2FA), Advanced Identity & Access Management and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI System).
Securemetric has been in the industry since 2007, with a presence in other Southeast Asia regions such as Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia. Other than their decades-long experience, clients can look forward to Securemetric’s world-class solutions in terms of reduced total ownership cost, product & team localisation, and a flexible business model, tailored to the needs of your business.
Customer Review:
“One of the best authentication solutions produce by them ⭐⭐⭐⭐” - Isma Kadir
- Contact: 03-8605 3389
- Email: [email protected]
- Operating hours: 24 hours (daily)
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Akati Sekurity operates not only locally in Malaysia but also serves over 300 global clients worldwide, namely Singapore, Mexico City and Lagos. They have over two decades of experience in the field of cyber security using state-of-the-art technology that ensures result-oriented solutions. Their team of qualified in-house experts are always on standby to assist clients whenever they need them.
Akati Sekurity’s provides a wide range of services that include security information &event management (SIEM), threat & vulnerability detection, and threat intelligence (ODDW).
Customer Review:
“AKATI is the best Information Security Solutions provider I have worked with. Their skilled and innovative staff will go out of the way to help you resolve infosec issues.AKATI's hybrid PT is simply amazing and would give you the most accurate security status of your organization. Keep up the good work!” - Heshantha Fernando
- Contact: 03-2935 9363
- Email: [email protected]
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Throughout their cyber security business, Nexagate has serviced over 300 clients across Southeast Asia regions including Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Indonesia and Phillippines. Their list of clients is diverse, ranging from banking(SME Bank Group) to healthcare (KPJ Healthcare), government services (MBPJ, JPN) and telecommunications (TM, CISCO). Nexagate is also certified with ISO 27001, CREST and PTSP, offering clients both confidence and peace of mind in terms of their services.
What is noteworthy is their award-winning Nexa Security Intel (NSI) -- an all-in-one security platform that is not only cost-effective but also highly secure and has significantly lesser deployment time, thanks to its cloud-based security solutions. Among the services available at Nexagate are security risk & compliance, security audit and testing, and managed security protection.
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- Contact: 03-7499 3678
- Email: [email protected]
- Operating hours: 9am-6pm (Monday-Friday)
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Founded by Muzamir Bin Mohamad in 2014, Securelytics is a Damansara-based consulting firm specialising in managing cyber security in Malaysia. The company is ISO/IEC 17025-certified and its services have been entrusted by many major clients. Among them includes SecurePay, Huawei, MIMOS, UMW and Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia.
Their services include lab & ICT testing, governance, risk and compliance advisory, and managed security services (MSS). They also provide relevant training and workshops on secure coding, scheme development, enterprise risk management, data science & analytics, etc. To date, Securelytics has serviced more than 1000 projects, with local and international clients from different sectors.
Customer Review:
“Demonstrated high level of professionalism. Common criteria experts. A great partner to work with” - Intelligent Ideas
A one-stop solution for all things cyber security, Vigilant Asia helps various companies such as financial institutions and small-to-medium-sized enterprises. Their services consist of three key areas: Assess, Transform and Train. The first area includes everything from digital forensics to social engineering assessment.
As for the other two areas, clients can look forward to comprehensive services like cyber security framework & strategy, ISMS consultation and security awareness training. Vigilant Asia tailors their services according to suit your business needs.
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- Email: [email protected]
- Operating hours: 9am-5pm (Monday-Friday)
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Reconz Consulting has worked with companies across different industries such as TM, TNB, Jabatan Penjara Malaysia, and TRS Forensics Sdn Bhd. Their offer 5 main services; security posture assessment, digital forensics, cyber security policy, training and development, and other IT services. You can check out their full list of services on their website.
All of their consultants have both experience and skills in all related areas of cyber security. They adopt the K.I.S.S (Keep It Straight and Simple) concept, where they focus on working efficiently while helping their clients to save costs at the same time.
Customer Review:
“Nice to know the team.. have great vision, diligently helping society to be aware of latest cyber security threats. Highly skilful in penetration testing and able to produce in-depth findings. Provides training and consultation at an affordable price!” - Nnb Zahra
- Contact: 03-9171 1562
- Email: [email protected]
- Operating hours: 9am-6pm (Monday-Friday)
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SysArmy has been in business since 2014, offering comprehensive solutions to help address any cyber-related issues for their clients. Throughout the years, they have not only achieved ISO 27001:2013 accreditation but they’ve also received the CyberSecurity Malaysia Innovation Award 2016.
Their services cover several areas, beginning with their 24/7 cyber security monitoring services. They also offer host assessment, systems and process audit services, and security incident and event management(SIEM). HRDF claimable cyber security training courses are also available.
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